www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Anthony M. Kennedyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/anthony-m-kennedy/?utm_medium=RSS2015-03-04T12:08:00-05:00Obamacare on life support as Supreme Court splits on law's fate2015-03-04T12:08:00-05:00Tom Howell Jr.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/4/obamacare-life-support-supreme-court-splits/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Supreme Court justices divided sharply Wednesday as they heard a third challenge to Obamacare, grappling with the law's poorly drafted language and trying to decide how broadly Congress intended for the government to pay subsidies to help Americans buy insurance.</p> <p>The court's more liberal justices offered vocal support for the ...THOMAS: The Supreme Court's nonruling on gay marriage2014-10-08T19:25:16-04:00Cal Thomashttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/8/thomas-the-supreme-courts-nonruling-on-gay-marriag/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Three points need to be made about Monday's decision by the Supreme Court not to decide whether the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution grants people of the same sex the right to marry.</p> <p>Point 1: While the court's liberal wing probably wanted to accept cases banning same-sex marriage in ...Gay marriages in Idaho put on hold by Justice Kennedy2014-10-08T12:34:35-04:00Cheryl Wetzsteinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/8/gay-marriages-in-idaho-put-by-hold-by-justice-kenn/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Same-sex weddings in Idaho were blocked Wednesday, while gay rights activists scrambled to unlock the doors for gay marriage in at least three more states.</p> <p>In Nevada and Idaho, clerks were ready to issue marriage licenses to gay couples Wednesday morning, but their plans were put on hold by Supreme ...EDITORIAL: Supreme Court must restore states' rights in defining marriage2014-09-23T19:54:07-04:00THE WASHINGTON TIMEShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/23/editorial-clarity-on-marriage/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The first Monday in October draws nigh, which means Supreme Court clerks are lining up cases for the upcoming term. At the top of the agenda will be, or should be, what to do about flighty federal judges in a dither to nullify properly established marriage laws throughout the country.</p> ...Supreme Court OKs prayer before public meetings2014-05-05T10:59:09-04:00Meredith Somershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/divided-court-oks-prayer-public-meetings/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A New York town's practice of opening its government meetings with a prayer does not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, in a decision that both sides said could signal a major shift in the role of religion in the public ...Virginia Republican Bob Marshall stands by remarks that raise eyebrows2014-04-10T22:18:28-04:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/10/virginia-republican-bob-marshall-stands-by-remarks/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Delegate Robert G. Marshall has said that disabled children can be God's vengeance against women who have had abortions. He has described incest as sometimes voluntary, and he has questioned the sexuality of a Supreme Court justice who has favored marriage equality.</p> <p>But unlike W. Todd Akin, whose offhanded reference ...Female Supreme Court justices worry about corporations using religious objections to duck rules2014-03-25T12:29:35-04:00Tom Howell Jr.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/female-supreme-court-justices-worry-about-corporat/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Supreme Court searched Tuesday for ways to let women get birth control without the government forcing their employers to cover the cost, as justices tried to balance business owners' religious rights against allowing religious objections to a broad range of public policy issues.</p> <p>Justices touched on abortion, the limits ...KRITIKOS: Would the Supreme Court silence pro-lifers?2013-07-15T05:50:06-04:00A.J. Kritikos http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/15/would-the-supreme-court-silence-pro-lifers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court decided to hear a major free-speech case during its next term.</p> <p>The case, McCullen v. Coakley, concerns a 2007 Massachusetts law that prohibits some speakers from coming within 35 feet of free-standing abortion clinics. In effect, the law bans pro-life advocates from trying ...LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Judeo-Christian revival needed on court2013-07-09T05:59:06-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/9/judeo-christian-revival-needed-on-court/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The answer to "Is one-party rule dividing America? Concentration of power can lead to overreach, backlash" (Web, June 27) is yes. But besides the issues mentioned in this article, the religious morality of the two parties has a significant effect on our nation.</p> <p>One recent example is the Supreme Court ...CROUSE: Kennedy v. Scalia — the culture war on the Supreme Court2013-07-02T05:26:04-04:00Janice Shaw Crouse http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/kennedy-v-scalia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The real problem with the Supreme Court marriage decision is buried in the fine print. The dissent written by Justice Antonin Scalia is a resounding rebuttal of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's statement of the majority decision. As columnist Wes Pruden wrote, Justice Kennedy "put everyone who disagrees with him beyond ...KNIGHT: 'Black-robed hate group'2013-07-01T06:29:04-04:00Robert Knighthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/1/black-robed-hate-group/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>By accusing backers of traditional marriage of being motivated only by animus against homosexuals, the U.S. Supreme Court has become the most prominent hate group in the country.</p> <p>It's hateful to defame people by falsely accusing them of bigotry. If you want to see how it's done, check out the ...California gay couples revel in marriage rights2013-06-30T21:13:07-04:00Cheryl Wetzsteinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/30/california-gay-couples-revel-in-marriage-rights/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>As more than a million supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in San Francisco for a gay pride parade Sunday, California county clerks continued issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, while opponents suffered another defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court.</p> <p>An emergency petition aimed at stopping gay marriage in California was ...Supreme Court hands double win to gay-marriage backers2013-06-26T10:23:00-04:00Cheryl Wetzsteinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/26/court-strikes-down-federal-anti-gay-marriage-law/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In a banner day for supporters of gay marriage, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal provision that denied benefits to legally married same-sex couples and, in a separate case, cleared the way for California to resume offering marriage licenses to gay couples.</p> <p>Gay-rights groups cheered the ...Court sends affirmative action case back to lower courts2013-06-24T10:27:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/24/court-sends-affirmative-action-case-back-lower-cou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Supreme Court on Monday sent a major affirmative action case back to the lower courts to be reheard, ducking the chance to rewrite discrimination laws and instead affirming the current state of law for racial preferences, saying they can be used for admissions but only if there is a ...Gay-marriage questions offer few clues to Supreme Court's direction2013-03-26T16:23:00-04:00Cheryl Wetzsteinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/26/gay-marriage-questions-few-clues-supreme-court/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Despite a lively question-and-answer session for the first of this week's two historic gay marriage cases, the nine Supreme Court justices on Tuesday offered no clear clues on whether they will back traditional marriage or affirm the right to same-sex unions &mdash; or just kick the judicial can down the ...WATKINS: Nationalizing marriage2010-08-17T17:30:09-04:00William J. Watkins Jr. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/17/nationalizing-marriage/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A federal district judge in California has ruled that it's unconstitutional to define marriage as a covenant between a man and a woman.</p> <p>The impact of the decision, should it stand, is that it nationalizes marriage - one of many matters the 10th Amendment leaves to the people and the ...Kennedy's clout could grow on high court 2010-07-11T12:33:30-04:00Mark Shermanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/11/kennedys-clout-could-grow-high-court/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who already decides whether liberals or conservatives win the Supreme Court's most closely contested cases, is about to take on an even more influential behind-the-scenes role with the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens.</p> <p>By virtue of seniority, Justice Kennedy will inherit Justice ...Supreme Court rules against group that bans gays2010-06-28T19:20:02-04:00Ben Coneryhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/28/supreme-court-rules-against-group-that-bans-gays/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a public university can refuse to officially recognize a Christian student group that bars membership to those who violate its beliefs.</p> <p>In a 5-4 decision split along ideological lines, the high court agreed with a decision by the University of California Hastings College ...Court rejects privacy of texter in narrow ruling2010-06-17T20:31:03-04:00Ben Coneryhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/17/court-backs-privacy-of-texter-but-not-all-workers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In its first decision addressing the evolving intersection of communication technologies and workplace etiquette, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that text messages sent by a police officer on department equipment cannot be kept secret from his superiors.</p> <p>But the court ruled narrowly in the unanimous decision, and questions remain regarding ...High court unleashes political ad spending2010-01-22T05:01:10-05:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/22/high-court-voids-curbs-on-political-ad-spending/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> In a decision with profound implications for the role of money in American campaigns, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave interest groups, unions and corporations the right to pour money into issue advertising in political races - reigniting the passionate battle over the influence of cash on the electoral ...